By Patrick Johnson | pjohnson@repub.com WEST SPRINGFIELD — Before an overflow crowd at the Islamic Center of Western Massachusetts, speakers from different faiths and from law enforcement on Thursday night spoke in support of followers of the Islamic faith and against those who commit acts of terror in the name …
Thu, Jan 14, 2016 by Taymullah Abdur-Rahman Insights from the Muslim chaplain of Harvard University. (Dustin Scarpitti/Unsplash) 1. As religious people, our rules are for us. Our actions, however, are for humanity. The rules that govern Islam are for Muslims, not for the world. Praying five times a day, abstaining …
One of the most gut-wrenching experiences every Muslim in the US has to live through is the ‘report’ of yet another act of ‘Islamist terror’. Whether true or false the collective guilt and shame add to their angst, as their bona fides and loyalty as American citizens are further undermined. …
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said, “Donald Trump’s comments about Muslims are absolutely disgraceful. As Americans we must reject his poisonous rhetoric, which is reminiscent of David Duke’s racism.” The Advocate, 12/8/2015). If David Duke had made such flagrantly racist remarks he would have been denounced as a ‘White Supremacist’. …
by Abdul Cader Asmal In the ‘Islamophobic world’ of the Republican Presidential wannabees, all Muslims whether American citizens, or victims of terrorism i.e. refugees, are potential terrorists. They share a collective guilt for the acts of people who do not represent them, or their religion and over whose behavior they …
